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How Far Back Can We Go? Eighth Edition!

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I am getting confused with the years now, but we've had some great coins!
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A tiny 1605 denar from the episcopal city of Poznan (Poland). Two digit date divided by the keys in the first photo.
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A tiny 1605 denar from the episcopal city of Poznan (Poland). Two digit date divided by the keys in the first photo.
Excellent!
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I've also got this 1605 Polish trojak (3 groszy/groschen) from the Krakow mint:
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I am getting confused with the years now


Me too, but I'm gonna just assume that @tdz has got things right (he usually does).

Here is a Shilling from Polish-occupied Livonia dated 1605:

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Today is 1610.

That was Thursday, 10/23.
Then jbuck took a weekend break and we showed it only takes about 24 hours for us to get lost without our shepherd


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1606. Today's year. Check.

That was Monday, 10/27.

1604 Polish grosz
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Pfalz-Zweibrucken 3 Kreuzer 1604:

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1603 English sixpence - King James I:
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The engravers must have gone to the same school of portraiture (though the ruff collar was not yet out of fashion in Poland).
Poland 1603 trojak.
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looks like on Sunday, I'll have another one to post.
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